Jan 2, 2012 14:38
12 yrs ago
Arabic term
United Kingdom
يشيل الزير من البير
Arabic to English
Other
Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
From an interview with a Lebanese politician:
Q. Do you think the next three years will be better than the last three years?
A. إذا قلنا إن كل واحد سيشيل الزير من البير نكون نضحك علي بعض
Q. Do you think the next three years will be better than the last three years?
A. إذا قلنا إن كل واحد سيشيل الزير من البير نكون نضحك علي بعض
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 | will perform miracles! |
Spiridon
|
| 4 | will act efficiently/effectively |
Liliane Hatem
|
| 4 | will be successful at solving problems |
Tarik Boussetta
|
| 3 | is on the ball (see below) |
Dareth Pray
|
Proposed translations
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will perform miracles!
The term in arabic is a `sarcastic`and questioning the `ability` of the politician to resolve the issue
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
14 mins
Liliane Hatem
Lebanon
Lebanon
Native in Arabic
&
English
Lebanon
Fast and reliable
Native in: English 
, Arabic
Works in: English to Arabic, Arabic to English, Arabic to French, and 3 more.
will act efficiently/effectively
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33 mins
Tarik Boussetta
Native in Arabic
You come, You see, and YOU CONQUER!
Native in: Arabic
Works in: Arabic to English, English to Arabic, Arabic to French, and 2 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
7
will be successful at solving problems
will be successful at solving problems
...مثلما أنقذ كليب أخاه الزير سالم
...مثلما أنقذ كليب أخاه الزير سالم
3 hrs
Dareth Pray
United States
United States
Native in English
United States
High Level Legal Translation
Native in: English (Variant: US) 
Works in: French to English, Italian to English
Related KudoZ points
:
4
is on the ball (see below)
Just in case you would like to use an English idiom, this might be an option: "if we said that everyone was on the ball" etc. I recognize that it is hardly literal. Other English idioms that I think might fit the context are "smooth sailing," "out of the woods," and "in smooth waters." I don't know if you are looking for an English idiom or not, but if so, this website has a lot of idioms by category: http://www.learn-english-today.com/idioms/idioms_proverbs.ht...
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